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THAT evening, as Shorty was gathering his things together, preparatory for starting to the front the next morning, Lieut. Bigelow, one of the General's young Aids, thrust his head through the doorway and said gleefully: "Here, Corporal; I want you. I've got a great lark.
Miss Bigelow ordered a valuable wedding-present, and resolved to live until over the marriage day at least. And Brayfield gossiped and gloried in possessing a legitimate cause for excitement. As for Lily, she was strangely happy with a happiness far different from that of the usual betrothed young girl. She loved Maurice deeply.
"I don't understand this individual's conduct," remarked Wallingford, in a serious way. "Why has he presumed to intermeddle in our business? It has a bad look." He knit his brows closely, and put on a stern aspect, very unusual to him. "You probably forget," said Judge Bigelow, "that you have proposed a change of ownership in property now occupied by him?"
It was said by an eye-witness, that "this was an exceedingly interesting and affecting event, and could not fail to satisfy every one of the high estimation in which the commander-in-chief held Col. Bigelow."
Father Abraham stood up and replied, "If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short; for 'A word to the wise is enough, as Poor Richard says." They joined in desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him he proceeded as follows. Franklin began this Almanac in 1732. John Bigelow, Franklin's biographer and editor, says it "attained an astonishing popularity."
"I feel such things now when I have to do them," he said; "nevertheless, when young men and maidens come skipping in with an air of saying, 'Please give me your autograph, and be quick about it; there may not be much time left, I want to say, 'Take care, young folks; I may be dancing over your graves yet!" There was a clock which stood upon his table, the bequest of Dr. Henry J. Bigelow.
The English, flushed with the advantages they had got, and the Americans under the command of their own beloved Washington, many of whom had never fought before by his side, were determined to retake the field, or die in the attempt. The conflict was now terrible indeed, and in the midst of flame, and smoke, and metal hail, Bigelow was conspicuous.
Tilden accepted the result with equanimity. "I was at his house," says John Bigelow, "when his exclusion was announced to him, and also on the fourth of March when Mr. Hayes was inaugurated, and it was impossible to remark any change in his manner, except perhaps that he was less absorbed than usual and more interested in current affairs."
"I would prefer remaining here, if the rent is within a certain sum." "Say three hundred dollars?" "Yes. If not beyond that sum, I will remain," replied Mrs. Montgomery. The interview which Mr. Wallingford held with Judge Bigelow a few hours afterwards, was not satisfactory. The proposition to let Mrs.
At this very time, it will be remembered, a contract was being entered upon by the French government with the house of Pereire, which was to furnish immediate home transportation for the French army.* * Bigelow, letter to Seward, October 12, 1866.
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